Xiang
Chen

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Connecticut, USA. My research interests are focused on GIScience , community health, and transportation . I employ GIS instruments (e.g., big data analytics, geovisualization, deep learning) and accessibility theory to unveil the socioeconomic inequalities and health repercussions as results of the lack of health-promoting services and resources in communities. I also have research interests in location models, network analysis, and remote sensing.

Employment

University of Connecticut, USA

Assistant Professor, Geography

2019 - Present

Arkansas Tech University, USA

Assistant Professor, Emergency Management

2014 - 2019

Education

The Ohio State University, USA

Ph.D. Geography

2009 - 2014

Beijing Normal University, China

M.M. Resource Science

2007 - 2009

Beijing Normal University, China

B.S. Resource Science

2003 - 2007

COVID-19 RESEARCH

The novel and infectious coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, unfortunately, is unfolding upon us. At this critical time, I am heavily involved in COVID-19 research and services.

Epidemic Modeling

We propose an epidemic model to simulate COVID-19 infection on the town level. The model predicts cases of infection in every Connecticut town under different social distancing scenarios

Tourism

We propose a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model to examine the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on tourism. The model supports the policy of providing tourism consumption vouchers to boost the tourist economy.